Can my employee use my trade plates?

Trade licence plates are number plates you can use on vehicles your business has for things like selling, repairing or testing. If you display trade licence plates on any vehicle, your employees and customers can drive the vehicle for certain purposes without having to pay to register and tax it.

Can someone else use my trade plates?

Trade plates are for motor trade use only. They should only be used for the purpose outlined on your application form and not for personal use in the evenings or outside of work.

What are the rules for driving on trade plates?

What are the rules around using trade plates? As described above, trade plates are strictly for motor trade business use only. You can only use them on one vehicle at a time, and you can't keep a vehicle on the road if it is not in use (unless it has broken down, for example).

Who owns a trade plate?

If you're a motor trader or vehicle tester, trade licence plates allow you to carry out your business without registering and taxing every vehicle temporarily in your possession. Brand new or second-hand vehicles already registered to you must be taxed and cannot be used under this provision.

How do I report misuse of trade plates?

Please be aware that that any misuse of trade plates should be reported to your local authority, who should be able to take action as well as reporting these incidents to the DVLA. We can always spot an untaxed car. Tax it or lose it. We can always spot an untaxed car.

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What can you do if someone uses your number plate?

If you suspect that your number plate has been cloned, it is important to take action immediately. Here are the steps you should take: Report it to the police: You should report it to the police as soon as possible. They will investigate the matter and take the necessary action to ensure that the criminal is caught.

How much is the fine for not displaying trade plates?

An example would be if you are driving a vehicle that is currently SORN without taxing it or displaying trade plates. This could result in fines up to £2,500 or up to 5 times the tax costs.

Am I insured to drive a car with trade plates?

It is important to note that you need trade plate insurance before you can legally drive a car with trade plates on public roads.

Can I drive a Sorn car on trade plates?

SORN cars on trade plates do not require road tax and the insurance would be covered by your motor trade insurance policy. However, it is still illegal to drive a SORN vehicle unless you are driving it to or from a pre-booked MOT testing centre.

Do trade plates cover no insurance?

The Trade Plate itself does not provide any Insurance cover. It merely removes the need for Road Tax during the Motor Trade Business related journey. However, the Trade Plate number will be linked to your MID record.

What times can you use trade plates?

A motor trader: trade plates can be used for vehicles in the temporary possession of a business for testing, trialling, demonstrating, delivering, repossessing or dismantling.

Do you need a tacho on trade plates?

The weight of 3,500kg is vitally important as vehicles with a permitted Gross Train Mass in excess of 3,500kg are now required by European Law to obey EU Drivers Hours and Tachograph Law if the vehicle is used in connection with “hire and reward”(business use).

Can I tow on trade plates?

Persons may be carried on a vehicle, or on a trailer being towed by it, displaying trade plates when they are being carried in connection with a purpose for which the trade licence has been issued.

How long do trade plates take to arrive?

After you apply

If your application is successful, you should be sent a confirmation letter and your trade plates within 4 weeks of applying. They will be sent separately. Contact DVLA after 4 weeks if you've not received your confirmation letter or trade plates.

Who can drive on traders insurance?

Named drivers can be added and removed at any time but notification is always required. While any of the named drivers can drive a vehicle with the trade plates, an unnamed driver cannot. The same occurs in respect of private cars of the proprietor of the insured party.

Are trade plates exempt from the congestion charge?

Most motor trade vehicles, including those used on trade plates, will not be exempt. There are other more specialist exemptions including coastguard vehicles, European Economic Area member state vehicles that have been registered, and breakdown vehicles.

Does ANPR check trade plates?

ANPR cameras now account for millions of number plate reads every month, however they cannnot recognise trade plates on dashboards and behind glass, hence the reasons for the new DVLA trade plate display rules.

Can you keep an untaxed car on your driveway?

The only way you can legally keep your car parked up without paying tax is if you declare you car as SORN and park it on private land. It is an offence to be the registered keeper of untaxed vehicle. You could end up being prosecuted for a criminal offence in a Magistrates Court and face fines of up to £1,000.

What happens to my road tax when I trade in my car?

When you notify the DVLA you've sold your car, they will automatically know to issue you a refund for the road tax. You'll receive a cheque in the post for any full months of tax your car has left. Before the government scrapped paper tax discs, there used to be a five-day grace period for transferring road tax.

How do I insure a trade plate?

Insurers deal with trade plate insurance under the road risks section of a traders' policy. Some insurers request details of the plate registration number when arranging cover, others just stipulate that this needs to be recorded on your MID (Motor Insurance Database records).

Can I be a named driver on a traders policy?

Some of the more expensive and comprehensive Motor Trade Combined insurance policies allow any driver to operate any of the vehicles on cover under the policy (subject to conditions), but most will require that you name the specific drivers you want to be included.

Can you get fined for a dirty number plate UK?

Under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 if you are caught with a dirty number plate, you may receive an on the spot fine of £100 or, if a matter is passed to court this can increase up to a level 3 fine of £1000.

Is it illegal to have a show plate in the window?

Regulations do specify the plate should be fixed on the vehicle, rather than inside the vehicle. Additionally, the regulations tell us that making the registration marks less easily readable by eye, camera, or other device, is not allowed.

What do police see when they run your plates UK?

What police in the UK do is check your registration number via a national computer system. The information that will give them is: The make, model, colour and age of the vehicle that number is allocated to. The name & address of registered keeper of the vehicle and whether the road tax, MoT and insurance are in date.